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Check out Aamir Khan's new look (also discussed in this Times Now news video) in the first print ad (click to enlarge) for his upcoming film Ghajini. It's interesting that the veins on his arms are given prominence. It requires very specific, stringent workout and dietary ethics, and he seems to have achieved them to attain one of the best physiques in the industry, complete with a to-do list! The action film is scheduled to release on Christmas day, and also stars Asin Thottmkal, Jiah Khan, and Riyaz Khan, and has music by A. R. Rahman (it will likely be youthful). It is the Hindi adaptation of a Tamil film also titled Ghajini, in turn an adaptation of the English language film Memento. Recall Aamir saying during the summer of last year that the end to this version has been modified to 'suit his taste'.

Its promos might be rolled out by the end of next week. Also heard that a unique film website release will be accompanied by a 3D video game release (here's demo footage). Assuming that happens, I hope it is made available online for download (for an additional fee, of course); fingers crossed.

I'll hope to bring us round-the-clock commentary on the film (okay, not quite, but maybe 'guide us through the film's supply chain' would sound better?). For now, here are some of the previous related posts. Links to all future posts shall be added to this list; a link to this post will be available in the sidebar soon:

Hi Ajnabi: It should be a lot of fun. As disappointed as I am in its release being delayed because of the injury (and a haircut -- there will likely be some scenes in which he has his 'normal' hair), I cannot wait! I think this will beat Fanaa (2006) for Aamir's masala film of the decade.

As for Shah Rukh...good sense of humor you have :P I think they're all trying to one-up Salman Khan in the muscles department -- he's the one who set the trend!

Jokes aside, I don't believe this is about trends. I doubt Aamir's look (I mean those veins, ouch) will stay beyond this film. And unlike Shah Rukh, I don't believe he's done it for an 'item number'.

Historically, the battle to one-up has almost always gone with SRK being the follower :P There are some very specific, tangible examples (with which Gauri Khan agrees!), but for fear of making this more of an Aamir v SRK comment, I'll stop! ;) Let their portfolios speak for themselves! Cheers!

Not photoshop, but little bit of intelligent lighting and shadow effect. Though AK has made good physique. Even in TZP we can see that. [with shirt on]Surely an innovative first look. Fingers crossed.Exclusive at its best. Thanks TBF. [Can u give ur name please??]

Hi Darshit: Sure, the lighting and shadow effects only help their cause! I'm not as well qualified to speak on physical attributes as, say, a trainer, but when I say 'one of the best physiques in the industry', that doesn't necessarily mean the most muscular (which he certainly isn't; I don't even think he was trying to be that). And sure, you can just call me TBF :)

I haven't seen Memento but I am looking forward to this film. It says about Aamir's brand that even people who are not his fans want to see his films based on his proven track record. The only recent Aamir film in recent times that I hated was Fanaa, other than that, it's all been good. Looking fwd to seeing Asin- the woman is gorgeous! Accha btw I totally did not understand the veins ki baat becoz I know next to nuthin about body-building... Hey, and SRK has a gorgeous physique too! :-p But you're right, shuruwat to Sallu ne ki thi :-D

Hi Ravi: Cha gaye Aamir (he's all over the place) is right, although I don't think it resulted from boredom, LOL.

Hi Pitu: Great point you bring up about his brand value. The only thing I didn't like as much in Fanaa was Aamir's look in the first half. I think he was overweight there, and his hair wasn't the best suited to him. He did make up for it in the second half, though, which is where I thought the movie did well.

Asin is great! Should light it up. And the thing with the workout routine and diet was that achieving that look requires a crazy mix (and fluctuations) of protein, carbs, and fat intake, and it's remarkable that he was able to achieve that.

Just saw Ghajini on DVD (hindi version). I had seen the tamil version when i was in India last year.

One thing most reviewers including yourself have missed in pointing out is the "violence" in the movie. It is too violent. Otherwise i enjoyed the movie. I think the Tamil version was more realistic esp towards the end than the hindi one. I read somewhere that Aamir had suggested changes for the ending. He knows the pulse of the hindi film audience - perhaps his suggestion has paid off looking at the tremendous box office success of the movie - earning more than Rs 200 crores?

Hi Anonymous, and thank you for your comment. Has Ghajini been released on DVD already? I do agree the film has its share of violence and action, but it always promised that (ever since its first trailer), and I hope people pay attention to the content rating (e.g. it's rated 'R' for violence in my review) -- it's certainly not a film families would want to watch with children around.

I'm glad you were able to enjoy it for what it is. Aamir did indeed write the last 30 minutes of the film, and I agree completely about him knowing the pulse of the audience. There are few, if any, who could have made Ghajini the massive success it has been. 200 Cr. + puts to rest any argument of whether people liked it :)

Aamir is an excellent actor and I usually don't miss his movies. However Surya did a very good job in the original tamil version esp in the romantic scenes when he is totally enamored by Asin's personality and the things she does. I would suggest you see the tamil version too. I am sure you will like it.

Thank you for your comment. I've heard nothing but very good things about the original, and I'll definitely hope to check out the Tamil version soon! (I intended to earlier, but then I have this to-watch stack I'm trying to get through, LOL).

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